The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) KILL COUNT - Summary

Summary

The text is a detailed analysis of the horror film "Slumber Party Massacre," released in 1982. The film was written and directed by Amy Holden Jones, who was a rarity as a woman director in the 1980s. The movie was a satirical take on the slasher films of the time, featuring a power drill-wielding killer. The film was controversial due to its explicit content, but Jones defended it, stating that it was an exploration of feminism. The film was followed by two sequels.

The plot revolves around a group of high school girls who are left alone for a slumber party. The girls are unaware of a killer in their midst, and the film depicts the girls' ignorance, their youthful naivety, and their eventual violent deaths. The film also features a subplot involving a phone repair woman, who is attacked and killed by the killer.

The film was praised for its humor, its self-awareness, and its subtle feminism. Despite the violent and explicit content, the film depicted the characters as real people, not just sex objects. The film ends with the survival of three girls, and the film concludes with a count of the victims.

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1. The text is a discussion about the horror movie "Slumber Party Massacre" released in 1982.
2. The movie was written and directed by Rita Mae Brown, a novelist and outspoken feminist.
3. The movie was written as a parody of slasher films and was later turned into a more straightforward slasher film by Amy Holden Jones.
4. The movie features a power drill as the preferred weapon of the killer.
5. The movie has a connection to two similarly named films, "Sorority House Massacre" and "Two".
6. The movie begins in Venice Beach, California, where a high school senior named Trish is left alone for the weekend.
7. The movie features a shower scene with a group of teenage girls, which is one of the most infamous scenes of nudity in the movie.
8. The movie features a chase sequence that is considered one of the better ones in old slasher movies.
9. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Diane, who is killed off-screen by a drill.
10. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Jeff, who is killed on-screen.
11. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Neil, who is killed on-screen.
12. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Courtney, who is killed on-screen.
13. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Valerie, who is killed on-screen.
14. The movie features a scene where the killer attacks a character named Trish, who is killed on-screen.
15. The movie ends with the three survivors, all messed up, as sirens blare in the distance.
16. Twelve people died in the "Slumber Party Massacre", with six male and six female victims.
17. The movie features a chase scene leading into the death of a character named Linda.
18. The movie features a sequel that came out five years later.
19. The movie is part of a franchise that will be the last for the year.